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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jun 17

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

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Feeder Cattle receipts

263 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 253▲ 3 vs year ago 260 · +1.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

112 head

▲ 96 vs last sale 16▼ 5 vs year ago 117 · −4.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 18▼ 10 vs year ago 49 · −20.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $238.31/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −133.51 against this barn's trailing median of $371.81.

Average price

$238.31

7 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,365

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$8.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.98

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	568	240.83	1,368	5thin
Medium and Large 3	585	232.00	1,357	2thin

One grade step is worth $8.83/cwt here — about $11 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

238.31

—

AL average12 barns · 161 hd

259.28

−20.98

This barn, trailing median23 sales

371.81

−133.51

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $460.42, low $316.09, median $371.81 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,449	155.25	2,250	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,113	137.32	1,528	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	136.79	1,940	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	117.69	1,184	16

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,471	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,363	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,371	12
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	3thin

Every lot

57 lots · USDA AMS · Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,344	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,512	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,446	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,454	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	859	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	986	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	312.04/cwt	308.00–316.00	992	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,110	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,191	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	282.69/cwt	282.00–286.00	1,153	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	486	250.58/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,218	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	252.01/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,293	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,416	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,465	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	792	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	340.98/cwt	340.00–342.00	767	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	312.94/cwt	312.00–314.00	845	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	323.64/cwt	322.00–324.00	932	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	963	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	330.63/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,075	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,185	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,231	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	289.39/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,215	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	297.35/cwt	296.00–298.00	1,279	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	314.66/cwt	314.00–316.00	1,362	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	240.83/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,368	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,357	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,513	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	229.01/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,438	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,445	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	232.31/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,563	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	219.00/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,474	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	785	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,586	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,358	152.49/cwt	152.00–153.00	2,071	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,433	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	918	147.19/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,351	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	123.89/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,189	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	113.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,139	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	118.76/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,208	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	133.99/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,530	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	138.62/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,612	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	132.00/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,839	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	145.15/cwt	143.00–147.00	2,061	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	136.00/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,961	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560.00/head	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,560	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,442.86/head	1,325.00–1,625.00	1,443	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,175.00/head	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,175	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,716.67/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,717	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,025.00/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,025	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3

This sale against other markets

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

Mon Jun 17, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 253Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 16Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 18Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	352.00	352.00
3	250–300	290	332.00	332.00
3	300–350	325	328.00–332.00	330.63
1	350–400	380	324.00	324.00
3	400–450	433	314.00–316.00	314.66
1	600–650	615	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	225	340.00–342.00	340.98
5	250–300	288	322.00–324.00	323.64
15	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	375	316.00	316.00
3	400–450	430	296.00–298.00	297.35
5	550–600	568	238.00–246.00	240.83
2	600–650	628	228.00–230.00	229.01
6	650–700	673	226.00–236.00	232.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	312.00–314.00	312.94
7	400–450	420	288.00–290.00	289.39
6	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	585	232.00	232.00
1	600–650	645	224.00	224.00
2	650–700	673	218.00–220.00	219.00
1	750–800	785	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	565	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	470	286.00	286.00
1	650–700	655	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	525	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	318.00	318.00
4	300–350	318	308.00–316.00	312.04
5	350–400	365	304.00	304.00
6	400–450	408	282.00–286.00	282.69
3	500–550	513	250.00–254.00	252.01
2	550–600	585	242.00	242.00
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	486	250.00–254.00	250.58
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	725	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	346.00	346.00
2	400–450	405	294.00	294.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,142	131.00–136.00	133.99
9	—	918	145.00–149.00	147.19
16	—	1,163	137.00–143.00	138.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	134.00–138.00	136.00
3	—	1,393	131.00–133.00	132.00
2	—	1,420	143.00–147.00	145.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,006	110.00–115.00	113.27
9	—	1,017	116.00–121.00	118.76
2	—	960	122.00–126.00	123.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	158.00	158.00
2	—	1,358	152.00–153.00	152.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,560.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,325.00–1,625.00	1,442.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,716.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.